Kanji
卯
N1
5 strokes
Grade 9
freq #2400
sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM, east
On'yomi (音読み)
ボウ、 モウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
う
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
卯
う
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare
癸卯
みずのとう
Water Rabbit (40th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1963, 2023, 2083)
卯杖
うづえ
tree branch used as a charm against evil
卯波
うなみ
rising sea waves from late May to early June
乙卯
きのとう
Wood Rabbit (52nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1915, 1975, 2035)
辛卯
かのとう
Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)
己卯
つちのとう
Earth Rabbit (16th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1939, 1999, 2059)
丁卯
ひのとう
Fire Rabbit (4th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)
卯月鳥
うづきどり
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
卯建
うだつ
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
なか卯
なかう
Nakau (restaurant chain)
卯の花腐し
うのはなくたし
long rains (in early summer)
卯の年
うのとし
year of the Hare; year of the Rabbit
卯の日
うのひ
day of the Hare
卯の刻
うのこく
hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); hour of the Hare
卯の花月
うのはなづき
fourth month of the lunar calendar
卯の花
うのはな
bean curd lees; soybean pulp